Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Online Journal of Education and Teaching (IOJET, sa.4, ss.1343-1368, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
Environmental education is defined as raising self-sacrificing people with an awareness of
all kinds of problems and solutions to create a more sustainable environment. Environmental
literacy is essential in environmental education. The concept of environmental literacy means
having a good education in the field of the environment and a high level of knowledge about
the environment.
This research is a descriptive study examining the environmental literacy levels and
environmental pollution images of 7th grade pupils in primary education. The study was
conducted with 76 pupils in four classes of a public secondary school in the city of Ankara in
the 2018-2019 academic year. 35 (46.1%) female and 41 (53.9%) male pupils participated in
the study.
The Environmental Literacy Scale, the Environmental Sensitivity Scale, the Environmental
Behaviour Scale, and the Cognitive Skills Interview Form developed by Sontay, Gökdere, and
Usta (2015) were used in the study. In addition, the pupils were asked to draw environmental
pollution themed pictures in order to explore their images of environmental pollution. The
drawing method was used to reveal the pupils’ perceptions about environmental pollution.